as in biography
an account of a person's life written by the person it is about
I read her autobiography last year and it was surprisingly honest retelling of her rise to fame.
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Indeed, the royal family only comes together two times a year, during summer, at Balmoral, and during Christmas, so the fact that Andrew was invited and was invited just as the newspapers were very much reporting on the revelations from the autobiography is telling on King Charles’ part.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2025
Spark did write autobiography, but the autobiographical tone is relatively rare in her fiction.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce has announced his autobiography.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 Aug. 2025
The poem is a spiritual autobiography, a depiction of ecosystems, and a series of snapshots, all of which reflect one another.
—Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2025
Spark did write autobiography, but the autobiographical tone is relatively rare in her fiction.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce has announced his autobiography.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 Aug. 2025
The poem is a spiritual autobiography, a depiction of ecosystems, and a series of snapshots, all of which reflect one another.
—Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobiography
biography
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Murr uses for paper the draft pages of a biography about a struggling brooding composer named Johannes Kreisler; Murr comes off as the less ridiculous and more emotionally healthy of the two.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Moving forward, mastering a personal podcast could replace soft-focus biographies or wonky books as a way for politicians to increase their profiles.—
David Bauder,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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